Sentences with phrase «city students increased»

The scores of New York City students increased slightly in both math and English language arts on the latest state tests, released on Aug. 14, as students became more familiar with the Common Core Learning Standards and their teachers worked hard with what materials and training they eventually got.

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In the fall of 2015, Elm City Preparatory Elementary School in New Haven, Connecticut, one of the founding schools of the Achievement First network, introduced a wholesale redesign of its curriculum that includes an embrace of many of the beliefs and practices of deeper learning, including an increased emphasis on experiential learning and student autonomy.

Students will increase their skills and learn new ones by participating in single and double matches at Garden City Community Park.

These eight districts joined our original five districts — Dallas ISD (Dallas, TX), Little Rock (AR), Memphis City Schools (TN), Orange County Public Schools (FL), and Prince George's County Public Schools (MD)-- in the work of increasing access to, and participation in, the federally - funded School Breakfast Program, with the goal of reducing childhood hunger, and improving health and educational outcome for students.

The Independent Democratic Conference on Wednesday released a platform designed to increase student diversity at specialized high schools in New York City.

Also at 11 a.m., NYC mayoral candidate Sal Albanese holds a press conference on the increase in homeless students and outlines a plan for «truly affordable housing» and a pied - a-terre tax, outside City Hall gates, Broadway and Murray Street, Manhattan.

In math, the percentage of students in grades 3 - 8 who scored at the proficient level increased slightly over last year in most of the Big 5 City School Districts.

After de Blasio released his executive budget on May 7, council members have continued to push for an increase in funds for libraries, parks, NYPD headcount, senior citizen services, women's health services, city - funded school lunches for all students, and more.

11 a.m. — New York City mayoral candidate Sal Albanese holds a press conference on the increase in homeless students.

Syracuse's increase in graduating students can be attributed to the district's commitment to offering multiple pathways to graduation, said Linda Mulvey, the chief academic officer of the Syracuse City School District.

Friday and the weekend All day Friday, Common Cause NY, Citizens Union, the New York City Council, and other partners will host Student Voter Registration Day «to increase youth voter registration and excite young people about being involved in the democratic process.

Meanwhile, on the thorny issue of charter school funding — a tuition aid un-freeze that would see aid increase by $ 1,500 per student paid out by a school district — a potentially large hit for any locality, including $ 200 million for New York City — the proposal would be to have flat funding for charters this year.

Also at 1 p.m., CUNY students, faculty and staff, and city elected official host press conference to call for increase in state aid to CUNY, City Hall steps, Manhatcity elected official host press conference to call for increase in state aid to CUNY, City Hall steps, ManhatCity Hall steps, Manhattan.

At 11:30 a.m., Farina joins de Blasio for a roundtable with students and a press conference on the city's increased graduation and college readiness rates at the High School for Arts and Business, 105 - 25 Horace Harding Expwy.

New York City officials announced an increase in a major funding source for the city's public schools that aims to help high - need studeCity officials announced an increase in a major funding source for the city's public schools that aims to help high - need studecity's public schools that aims to help high - need students.

New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer called for policies to increase school attendance of homeless children, following an audit that found more than half of students in shelters were chronically absent from public schools.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Corey Johnson Wednesday announced an increase in a major funding source for the city's public schools, with the goal of helping many high - need studeCity Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Corey Johnson Wednesday announced an increase in a major funding source for the city's public schools, with the goal of helping many high - need studeCity Council Speaker Corey Johnson Wednesday announced an increase in a major funding source for the city's public schools, with the goal of helping many high - need studecity's public schools, with the goal of helping many high - need students.

The Buffalo Public Schools district potentially faces two lawsuits: for not increasing the ranks of minority students at City Honors and for favoring current city students for admission over charter and parochial studeCity Honors and for favoring current city students for admission over charter and parochial studecity students for admission over charter and parochial students.

In Math there was also slight increase for city students of 1.1 - percent to 17.2 - percent proficiency.

The percentage of students filing the forms increased 9.4 percent between March 2014 and March 2015, with a total of 394 Rochester city students submitting the forms.

The districts, which do not include the Big 5 city school districts (NYC, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Yonkers), together expect to increase school property taxes by $ 516 million, or 2.4 percent, even while forecasting total enrollment to dip by 6,145 students, or 0.4 percent.

Class Size Matters founder Leonie Haimson said the city has instead increased class sizes, with nearly one - third of all students in classes of 30 or more children.

De Blasio called the bill «fiscally responsible,» but State Senator José Peralta told Gay City that he and other elected officials in Queens have been begging the administration for increased funding for crossing guards — something that would demonstrably aid the safety of public and private school students — only to be told that there is no money for it.

But researchers said initial data based on the significant expansion of pre-K seats across the city has shown that pre-K attendance continues to be correlated with an increase in students taking the gifted and talented exam.

It's surprising considering that 85 % of students voted Remain in the referendum, Manchester Central saw a 15 % increase in 18 - 24 voters voting for Labour in this year's Snap Election (as many believe that Corbyn and Labour are the antidote to Theresa May's Hard Brexit or No Deal Brexit) and Manchester homes 40,000 students across the city.

The city is also unveiling a $ 20 million initiative to fund college preparation and visits for middle and high school students, which will be in place by 2018, in order to increase graduation rates.

Nearly half of all students enrolled in community colleges in the State and City University of New York systems attend part time, a 10 percent increase from 30 years ago.

11:00 AM — New York City mayoral candidate Sal Albanese holds a press conference on the increase in homeless students and outlines a plan for «truly affordable housing» and a pied - a-terre tax, outside City Hall gates, Broadway and Murray Street, Manhattan.

Other budget provisions: The budget agreement also includes: an expansion of the state's Tuition Assistance Program for college students and their families; a 12 percent increase in aid to cities and local governments; a $ 3.8 billion transportation bond act; an increase of $ 1.1 billion in aid to schools; and an expansion of the EPIC program, which gives seniors access to reduced - rate prescription drugs.

There are tentative deals on increasing tuition aid to college students, approving a bond act to protect water infrastructure and allowing ride - hailing services like Uber and Lyft to operate outside of New York City.

De Blasio is calling for an income tax increase on New Yorkers earning $ 500,000 or more to fund universal Pre-K, as well as provide quality after - school programs for middle school students across the city.

Senator DeFrancisco said there were tentative deals on increasing tuition aid to college students, approving a bond act to protect water infrastructure and allowing ride - hailing services like Uber and Lyft to operate outside of New York City.

«The CUNY Board of Trustees has approved an operating budget request for FY2017 - 18 that seeks increased state and city investment in faculty hiring, new research, expanding college access and other initiatives necessary to provide our students with an affordable, high - quality education,» Arena said in an emailed statement.

Attending public preschool is linked to an increase in students taking the admissions test for gifted and talented programs, reducing the disparity in test taking between disadvantaged students and their peers, finds a study of New York City students by NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.

However, evidence presented in the report sheds doubt these large test score increases: according to an Education Writers Association study, when neighborhood schools were restored, the superintendent in Oklahoma City reduced the number of low - achievers taking the standardized tests by increasing the number of students retained (or «flunked») and implementing transition grades (in which students repeat all or part of the previous grade).

In New York City, Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña recently implied that the city's charter schools remove low - performing students in order to increase their aggregate test scoCity, Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña recently implied that the city's charter schools remove low - performing students in order to increase their aggregate test scocity's charter schools remove low - performing students in order to increase their aggregate test scores.

LSE surveyed schools in four UK cities of Birmingham, London, Leicester and Manchester and found that student performance in high stakes exams significantly increased post mobile phone ban.

Data Wise: A Step - by - step Guide to Using Assessment Results to Improve Teaching and Learning, edited by Academic Dean and Thompson Professor Richard Murnane, Lecturer Kathryn Parker Boudett, and doctoral student Elizabeth A City, provides a solid blueprint of what to do with the increasing quantitative information educators face.

Recently, the New York City Department of Education (DOE) conducted a policy experiment to test whether merit pay given to all teachers at an effective school could increase student achievement.

The findings set the stage for furthering desegregation efforts — in particular, court - ordered busing of students in an attempt to increase the diversity of city schools.

New research finds that students attending a district school in New York City within a half - mile radius of a charter school score better in math and reading and enjoy an increase in their likelihood of advancing to the next grade.

Not too surprisingly, these conditions — combined with increased competition from charter schools around New York City — contributed to an erosion in student achievement, school culture, and family recruitment efforts across our schools.

They also seem to be willing to accept some propositions with highly circumscribed causal contingency — for instance, that reducing class size increases achievement (provided that it is a «sizable» change and that the reduction is to fewer than 20 students per class); that Catholic schools are superior to public ones in the inner - city but not in suburban settings.

In some cities, districts also face an increasing concentration of the students hardest and most costly to educate, those with severe special needs, those who speak little to no English, those with the most severe behavior and mental health challenges and the least parental support.

Natasha Patterson School Leadership Program Current City: Chicago Current job: Assistant principal, Chicago Public Schools Career highlights: Serving as school director / principal of UCSN — Rogers Park for the 2013 - 2014 academic year and earning a Level 1 + on the SQRP; securing a partnership with the David Lynch Foundation and the University of Chicago Crime Lab to bring Transcendental Meditation and the Quiet Time program to the students and staff of Gage Park High School, a valuable tool in helping teachers and staff deal with stress and trauma; increased the number of 2016 Gage Park High School graduates earning early college and career credentials.

Armed with this information, staff members at the school district, city, and partner organizations have been developing strategies and practices that give both dropouts and at - risk students a web of increased support and services, including providing dropout - prevention specialists in several high schools, establishing accelerated - learning programs for older students who are behind on credits, and implementing reading programs for older students whose skills are well below grade level.

Alonso served as CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools) for six years, where he led a reform effort marked by a rebalancing of authority and responsibility among stakeholders, the building of a coalition in support of City Schools, leading edge labor contracts, and a focus on individual students and teaching and learning that yielded marked improvement in achievement and climate data across all levels, the first increases in enrollment in 40 years, and widespread political and ground root support for what have been divisive reform strategies in other districts.

Though vague on how the city's choice system had contributed to the problem, the report implied that because a small number of schools were serving a disproportionate share of «high need» students, their likelihood of failure had increased.

The New York City school system's magnet - schools admissions procedure appears to offer students a choice of schools without leading to increased segregation by race or class, a new study asserts.

Bloomberg turned nearly all the city's high schools into schools of choice, increased the number of charter schools from 22 to 159, instituted a grading system for schools, and closed those that were failing to educate their students.